Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:58:28 EDT
Astronomy’s Decades-Long Quest To Understand Cosmic Topology
Reported by Universe Today
Cosmic topology is as esoteric as cosmology can get. But a growing number of astrophysicists think it holds keys to understanding the universe on its largest scales....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:47 +0000
APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 18 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univ...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:05 +0000
Researchers Develop a Way to Check the Weather on a Exoplanet
Reported by Universe Today
Scientists from Trinity have developed a powerful way to unravel the changing weather patterns on distant worlds. Using this approach, they discovered that the weather on a well-studied brown dwarf, “SIMP 0136”, previously linked with Northern Lights-l...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000
NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector
Reported by NASA
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission o...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:37 +0000
A Zombie White Dwarf Star is Born Again. Hallelujah!
Reported by Universe Today
30 years ago, an amateur astronomer noticed a white dwarf star suddenly getting brighter. New research shows this is due to a Very Late Thermal Pulse, a type of helium flash. The star has heated up and become brighter, and is now called a 'born again' star...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:11 +0000